1. Koy Detmer Jr., Somerset: 13 of 23 passing, 168 yards, 5 TDs
The latest in a long line of Detmer QBs may only be a sophomore, but he could be the area’s most accurate passer, out-dueling fellow sophomore sensation Quinten Dormady of Boerne last week. He also has a favorite target, who you’ll read about shortly.

2. Jorge Flores, Jefferson: 25 of 37 passing, 324 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT; 2 rushing TDs
It’s tough the bid farewell to Flores, who has become a frequent resident of this blog post. But, alas, the Mustangs were overmatched by Tivy last week. But Flores went down fighting, putting up another stellar game. Congrats on the great season.

O'Connor Tre Johnson being chased by a bunch of Dragons. Photo: Tom Reel/Express-News

1. Steven Marshall, Roosevelt: 22 rushes, 235 yards, 2 TDs
Marshall, who took over as starter halfway through the season following an injury to Frank Barnes, helped carry the Riders in a rout of New Braunfels and to their first playoff win in a decade.

2. Branden Valle, Clark: 35 rushes, 207 yards, 3 TDs
Our hats are off to Valle, who literally carried the Cougars into the playoffs and nearly to an upset of East Central on Friday. Take a load off, Branden. You’ve earned it.

3. Tre Johnson, O’Connor: 19 rushes, 150 yards, 3 TDs
Those number are even more impressive considering Johnson had just 18 yards in the first half. He came to life in the second half as OC rolled to a big win over Southwest.

1. Navarro RB stable: 61 rushes, 622 yards, 10 TDs
Had to give special mentions to the Panthers, who simply had an insane night running the ball in a blowout of Pleasanton. Any of these guys on their own would have qualified as a Top Performer, but with their powers combined, they made like the Captain Planet of rushing attacks: Zane Conlin (264 yards, 4 TDs), L.J. Anderson (151 yards, 2 TDs), Jay Leal (82 yards, 2 TDs) and Evan Deleon (77 yards, 2 TDs).

3. Kyron Davis, Holy Cross: 26 rushes, 222 yards, 5 TDs
I think Davis is officially the best RB in San Antonio that you’ve never heard of. Quick, guess how many area’s backs have 2,000 yards rushing. The answer is two, and Davis is one. The other, Devine’s Jordan Fraga, was eliminated from the playoffs this week.

Honorable mentions: SACS’ Chase Potter and Marion’s Raphael DeHoyos

Receiving

Jeff's Maurice Hudspeth had a nice end to his season. Photo: Edward A. Ornelas/Express-News

2. Tyler Ahrens, Kerrville Tivy: 6 catches, 191 yards, 3 TDs
Ahrens has really been heating up as of late, and eclipsed the 1,000-yard receiving mark in the Antlers’ big win over Jefferson.

3. Maurice Hudspeth, Jefferson: 11 catches, 185 yards, 1 TD
Speaking of heating up, Hudspeth had a heck of a two-week streak, following up a big two-TD regular season finale with a monster effort in the bidistrict loss.

Rayjohn Austin-Ramsey scoring one of his four TDs. Photo: Marvin Pfeiffer/Express-News

1. Ramon Richards, Brackenridge QB: 10 of 18 passing, 167 yards, 1 TD; 28 rushes, 218 yards, 1 TD
Richards has been dazzling all year long, but he outdid himself on Saturday, putting up monster numbers and engineering the game-winning, last-second drive as the Eagles stunned Alamo Heights for their first win since 1997. Richards was like 3 then.

2. Parks McNeil, Kerrville Tivy QB: 8 of 19 passing, 237 yards, 3 TDs; 12 rushes, 85 yards. 2 TDs
Telling you, there is a direct correlation between Johnny Football’s success and McNeil’s. It’s science! But seriously, McNeil is a heck of a player in his own right.

3. Rayjohn Austin-Ramsey, Judson QB: 13 of 19 passing, 193 yards; 12 rushes, 85 yards, 4 TDs
Judson coach Mark Smith put it best, describing Austin-Ramsey (aka the King of Hyphens) as the type of QB the Rockets need. That may be very Dark Knight-esque, but Rockets will need Austin-Ramsey to keep it up to go deep in the playoffs.